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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1928
Page
2
In New York May A two wives Mrs Fitzmaurice and Mrs Koehl waited hours as their husbands the trans Atlantic fliers were celebrated. Patsy Fitzmaurice tried to reach her father with a teddy bear while Frau Elfriedge Koehl kissed her husband amid cheers.
A fragment from Tit-Bits notes a playful exchange about Alice's figure. The line humorously remarks she has doubled her girlish figure, reflecting light social gossip tone of the period.
Three aviators from across the Atlantic receive a massive New York welcome after crossing the Atlantic. Crowds, ticker tape, and confetti surge through the city as Capt. Koehl Major Fitzmaurice and Baron Von Huenefeld praise the reception, with police estimating 2.5 million witnesses and 1,200 workers needed to clean torn paper.
Michael Arlen the city health officer was married in a five minute civil ceremony today at the British consulate in Cannes France. A later religious ceremony followed.
Duke University graduate school awarded fellowships totaling 13500 dollars to 45 students for advanced study. Isaac Newton Carr from Carson Newman College won the Angier Tyke fellowship of 1000 dollars, with other winners including Rugh W. Stokes and Raymond W. Root receiving 700 and 800 dollar awards respectively.
Foreign page notes May Day events with socialist and communist gatherings. In Vienna jailed Bela Kun call stirs agitation while Berlin and provinces see orderly processions with police protection. Mass meetings in old town square feature speeches by socialist and communist officials. Thousands of schoolchildren join the communist march. Trade unions address crowds and close with the Internationale.
Tokyo reports May Day with 36 arrests for disorderly conduct and few incidents. Police say the quiet police actions against extremists contributed to the subdued mood and orderly day nationwide.
Air Mail begins with all reserve planes and pilots flying tonight on a double schedule across the line and a triple run on part of the line. Extra aircraft at Hadley Field attract large crowds as planes arrive from Boston and the west and depart for Chicago. The first southbound flight leaves at 7 15 p m with mail for the south, while a 9 40 p m plane carries late mail from New England cities and recent arrivals.
An imported hat with a dark red bangal straw body features an extremely shallow crown and a deep dipping back brim while the front offers only an eyeshade depth.
American woman Mrs. William Sutherland Hogg, 42, was found dead in the bay at Ville Franche. With no passport or papers, authorities cannot locate her American address or determine the cause of death.
The plan outlines a 1400 mile New York to New Orleans air link with rapid connections to Chicago Atlanta and the Pacific coast. The schedule shows multiple hops through Hadley Field Philadelphia Washington Richmond Greensboro Spartanburg and Atlanta with arrivals in New Orleans by morning. Postoffice predicts 50000 pieces of mail on initial delivery and cites Pitcairn Aviation and St Tammany Gulf Coast Airways.
Dr Burrus speaks on medical duties to reduce hunger fear and crime among the diseased. He notes a penitentiary youth, an overgrown youth driven by physical deficiency and vice, as a product of same soil yielding differing outcomes. He contrasts a kin with a fine type beside the doomed youth.
Senator Walsh probes Harry Sinclair about testimony from October 29, 1923, claiming he did not buy New Mexico property before that time. Sinclair recalls buying shares in Tres Ritos Land and Cattle, not land ownership, as he discusses May 1922 purchases with Sinclair and Martin.
The dialogue shows Walsh and Sinclair debating Col. Littleton's responses to stock questions. Littleton says he believed his 1923 explanation was frank and fair while rejecting further elaboration on the Tr Ritos Land and Cattle company stock phase.
Harry F. Sinclair appeared before the Teapot Dome committee to answer questions after years of silence. He arrived with counsel Martin W. Littleton and associates as the hearing opened under Chairman Nye.
A large supper meeting is set tonight at 7 at the new First Presbyterian church on North Main street by the Men s club. Dr Charles F Myers pastor of the First Presbyterian church Greensboro will speak and a male quartet from Greensboro will provide music. Over 100 are expected to attend for an enjoyable evening.
In Raleigh on May 1 a historic open house celebrated the silver service presented by the state of North Carolina to Miss Maria Blakeley, daughter of Captain Johnston Blakeley of the U S S Wasp from the War of 1812. Governor Mc Lean and the historical commission presided over the event in the hall of representatives.
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